Silver Spring,
MD
Perry J. Saidman is a recognized pioneer in design law. He has more than 40 years of experience providing strategic advice and design protection and enforcement strategies for large, mid-sized, and startup companies, both nationally and internationally. His expertise in prosecution issues facilitates resolution of difficult or unusual cases. In 1988 he litigated the seminal design patent infringement case Avia Group Int’l. v L.A. Gear Cal. Inc. Over the years he has authored notable appellate briefs, including as amicus curiae on behalf of Apple Inc. in the Federal Circuit’s 2008 en banc decision of Egyptian Goddess v Swisa, and in the Federal Circuit’s 2014 case Apple v Samsung. When the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in that case, he penned an amicus curiae brief on behalf of 14 companies. As a prolific author and speaker, and in his private practice, Mr. Saidman takes on many design law issues, including functionality, anticipation, obviousness, infringement and damages. He is active in bar associations, including the design rights committee of the IPO, INTA’s design rights committee, and AIPLA’s industrial designs committee, which he founded in 1989.
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